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Professor Blair's Research Published in Book and Included in Documentary

December 22, 2020

Professor Blair

Assistant Professor Dr. James J.A. Blair's research and advocacy work is part of the recently launched book "Andean Salt Flats." 

His chapter discusses the need to strengthen global climate action and local environmental justice in the context of a potential boom in lithium mining for electric vehicle batteries and renewable energy storage.

The book's introduction is available for download in English or Spanish. 

In addition to the new book, his local partners in Chile made this documentary Salares Andinos (The Water is Worth More than Lithium) English. Watch the trailer below.

 

Download the introduction to the book Andean Salt Flats.